Retail

Dave & Buster’s Agrees to Acquire Entertainment Concept Main Event for $835M

by Katie Sloan April 7, 2022

DALLAS AND COPPELL, TEXAS — Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: PLAY) has agreed to acquire family entertainment concept Main Event for $835 million in an all-cash transaction. The seller is a joint venture between Ardent Leisure Group Limited and Red Bird Capital Partners, and the deal is expected to close later this year. Chris Morris, current CEO of Main Event, will serve as CEO of the combined entity upon closing. The move ends the search for a new Dave & Buster’s CEO, which has been ongoing for approximately seven months following the retirement of Brian Jenkins. The purchase price represents a valuation of approximately nine times Main Event’s 12-month adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) as of Dec. 31. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and BMO Capital Markets Corp. are the joint lead arrangers and joint book-runners on the transaction. “From a strategic fit perspective, Main Event’s business model, footprint and asset quality aligns well with Dave & Buster’s,” says Kevin Sheehan, board chair and interim CEO of the Coppell-based buyer. “Main Event targets a different demographic — families with younger children — while Dave & Buster’s primarily targets young adults,” he continues. …

April 7, 2022

Illinois Midwest Retail

Brookfield Properties Turns Over Water Tower Place Mall in Downtown Chicago to Lender

by Kristin Harlow April 6, 2022

CHICAGO — Brookfield Properties is turning over Water Tower Place to its lender, a unit of insurer MetLife, according to reports by the Chicago Sun-Times and Crain’s Chicago Business. The two media outlets report that the action indicates that the shopping mall is worth less than the estimated $300 million in debt owed on it. Situated on North Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago, the mall lost its anchor tenant Macy’s last year. The property, which was the city’s first indoor mall when it opened in 1975, rises nine stories and spans 818,000 square feet. Today, nearly a quarter of all of Chicago’s Magnificent Mile retail space is vacant, more than double its vacancy four years ago, according to Crain’s.

April 6, 2022

Development Illinois Midwest Retail

McHugh Construction Breaks Ground on FanDuel Sportsbook at Chicago’s United Center

by Kristin Harlow April 6, 2022

CHICAGO — Chicago-based McHugh Construction has broken ground on FanDuel Sportsbook, a new 13,000-square-foot sports betting venue being developed by online gaming company FanDuel Group at the United Center in Chicago. The United Center is the home of the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks. Completion is slated for August. The two-story lounge is being constructed in areas that formerly housed offices for the United Center and Blackhawks staff as well as two lower-level suites. HOK is the architect for the project, which will feature state-of-the-art viewing and sports wagering technology. The facility will also include a large commercial kitchen and multiple bars.

April 6, 2022

Development Georgia Hospitality Office Retail Southeast

Jamestown Begins Construction on Ponce City Market Expansion in Atlanta

by Julia Sanders April 6, 2022

ATLANTA — Jamestown has begun construction on the expansion of Ponce City Market by more than 700,000 square feet in the adaptive reuse project’s next phase of development. The addition will include a four-story office building, 405-room hospitality building and a 163-unit multifamily property. The office and hospitality components are expected to open in 2024, and the multifamily component is slated for completion by the end of 2023. At the corner of Ponce de Leon Avenue and Glen Iris Drive, 619 Ponce will be an office building that will feature 90,000 square feet of office space and 23,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. Additionally, the 21-story hospitality building will be located at the corner of Glen Iris Drive and Glen Iris Way and will offer fully furnished units with flexible short-term and long-term stays, including by-the-night stays and one-year terms. The property will also include 12,000 square feet of retail space. Located directly adjacent to the Atlanta BeltLine at North Avenue, Signal House will be a 21-story, 163-unit multifamily building with 3,300 square feet of retail space. The property will be designed for active adults and the 55-plus community. The floorplans will range in size from one- to three-bedrooms. …

April 6, 2022

Acquisitions Retail Southeast Virginia

Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Arranges $13M Sale of Gold’s Gym Plaza in Richmond

by Julia Sanders April 6, 2022

RICHMOND, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Capital Markets Group has arranged the sale of Gold’s Gym Plaza in Richmond. An entity doing business as Seminole Trail Annex LLC acquired the property for $13 million. Catharine Spangler of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the sellers, West Tower LLC and SugarOak Investments, in the transaction. Located at 8900 West Broad St., the property spans 124,275 square feet across five buildings. The center is currently fully leased and co-anchored by Gold’s Gym and Regal Cinemas, which have occupied space at the property for 40 and 19 years, respectively. The 44,000-square-foot box anchored by Regal Cinemas and an adjacent parking lot are subject to a ground lease.

April 6, 2022

Acquisitions New Hampshire Northeast Retail

Atlantic Capital Partners Negotiates Sale of 39,750 SF Shopping Center in Nashua, New Hampshire

by Taylor Williams April 6, 2022

NASHUA, N.H. — Boston-based brokerage firm Atlantic Capital Partners has negotiated the sale of 270 Amherst Street, a 39,750-square-foot shopping center located near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border in Nashua. Anchored by German discount grocer Aldi, the property was 86 percent leased at the time of sale. Justin Smith, Sam Koonce and Molly Lynch of Atlantic Capital Partners represented the seller, Saxon Partners, and procured the buyer, Linear Retail, in the transaction.

April 6, 2022

Features Retail Texas Texas & Oklahoma Feature Archive

Three Keys for Shopping Center Owners to Remember When Protesting Property Tax Assessments

by John Nelson April 6, 2022

Property owners should receive a Notice of Appraised Value from their appraisal district by mid-April. This year, it is imperative that retail property owners submit an assessment protest prior to the deadline and help to establish fair taxable valuations in the post-pandemic marketplace. Since March 2020, COVID-19 has brought uncertainty and ongoing challenges to real estate owners. People often discuss the commercial real estate “winners and losers” of COVID-19, and of the four commercial real estate food groups, retail certainly suffered one of the heaviest initial blows. But how has the property type recovered as the pandemic has evolved? This article explores where exactly retail falls, and then offers strategies to argue more effectively for reduced assessments. Evolving trends To develop a full picture of the current state of shopping centers, one must look back to 2019 and early 2020 before the pandemic. In 2018, approximately 5,800 retail stores closed nationwide and only 3,200 opened, for an overall deficit of 2,600 locations. In 2019, the size of the annual store deficit nearly doubled with 5,000 more closures than openings. E-commerce sales volume rose steadily from 2010 through 2019, which, coupled with accelerating physical store closures, clearly indicate a slowdown in …

April 6, 2022

California Market Reports Retail Western Western Market Reports

Orange County’s Retail Sector Looks Resilient in 2022

by Jeff Shaw April 6, 2022

By Glenn R. Rudy, Senior Managing Director, Retail Capital Markets, Newmark We all know the commercial real estate industry is cyclical and there are casualties in every cycle across asset classes. However, retail seems to always be in everyone’s crosshairs. It quite frequently is the tail wagging the dog across institutional investors. Consider this, though: if there is one thing the pandemic has proven (once again), it is that the retail sector as a whole is one of the most resilient in the industry. Nowhere in the country is this statement more evident than here in Orange County. While investment sales activity was sluggish overall in 2021, picking up largely in the fourth quarter, retail leasing activity was record breaking. Annual net absorption turned positive after nine consecutive quarters of losses. Vacancy rates have not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels, but rent growth has reach a new all-time high as of year-end 2021. Tenants and landlords were both motivated to sign leases in 2021 to satisfy the increased market demand from consumers yearning to get out and be social again. Society wanted to spend its money on soft goods, dining out and enjoying the retail experience that was so sorely missed in 2020. On the investment …

April 6, 2022

Acquisitions Georgia Retail Southeast

JLL Arranges Sale of 69,396 SF Abercorn Walk Shopping Center in Savannah

by Julia Sanders April 5, 2022

SAVANNAH, GA. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Abercorn Walk, a 69,396-square-foot retail center in Savannah. Jim Hamilton, Brad Buchanan and Andrew Michols of JLL marketed the property on behalf of the seller. Chattanooga-based GBT Realty Corp. purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Abercorn Walk is anchored by The Fresh Market. Other tenants at the property include Ethan Allen, Soma Intimates, White House Black Market, Chico’s, Nadeau, Jos. A. Bank, J. Jill, Talbots, StretchLab and Cycle Bar. Located at 5525 Abercorn St., the property is situated 20 miles from Tybee Island and 14.5 miles from the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport.

April 5, 2022

Development Loans New York Northeast Retail

JLL Arranges $230M Loan for Refinancing of Lionsgate Studios Yonkers

by Taylor Williams April 5, 2022

YONKERS, N.Y. — JLL has arranged a $230 million loan for the refinancing of Lionsgate Studios Yonkers, a 500,000-square-foot film production studio located on the northern outskirts of New York City. Proceeds will retire construction debt that financed Phase I of the studio’s development, which was completed in January. The borrower, a partnership between Connecticut-based National Resources and Great Point Capital Management, a media investment fund based in the United Kingdom, is also planning a $500 million expansion. When complete, the studio will house 11 soundstages — eight 20,000-square-foot stages, two 10,000-square-foot stages and a 30,000 square-foot stage — and will be the largest modern-built film and television production campus in the Northeast. The property will also include parking for more than 750 cars and 100 trucks. Michael Zaremski, Michael Shmuely, John Flynn and Jimmy Cochran of JLL arranged the five-year loan.

April 5, 2022

Newer Posts

Older Posts